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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching testimony of witnesses during her trial, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in New York
NPR
Criminal Justice
Law
National

The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell: What happened this week

The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began in earnest this week.

4 years ago

James, left, and Jennifer Crumbley are shown during the video arraignment of their son, Ethan Crumbley in Rochester Hills, Mich., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. A prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday, Dec. 3, 20201 against the Crumbleys whose 15-year-old son is accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school
Gun Violence
Kids
National

Bond set at combined $1M after Michigan parents enter pleas

James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing Saturday held on Zoom.

4 years ago

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer (L) and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tomothy Bernhardt (R) announce charges following the shootout at the 69th Street Transportation Center. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Delco DA announces charges in killing and later 69th Street Terminal shootout

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced murder and other charges against the gunman.

4 years ago

A memorial outside of Oxford High School
NPR
Gun Violence
National

Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect are charged with involuntary manslaughter

4 years ago

United States Military Academy graduating cadets during their graduation ceremony of the U.S. Military Academy class 2021 at Michie Stadium on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Military
National
Race & Ethnicity

‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues U.S. military academies

Beyond blanket anti-discrimination policies, these federally funded institutions volunteer little about how they screen for extremist or hateful behavior.

4 years ago

SYDNEY SCHAEFER / BILLY PENN
K-12
LGBTQ
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Transgender bathroom fight: AG Shapiro adds Pa. as supporter of teen who sued his Florida school

The lawsuit, which could set nationwide precedent, has been going on for almost four years.

4 years ago

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania could become destination for abortions if Roe is overturned

At least 23 states have laws on the books that would likely ban abortions if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, including Ohio and West Virginia.

4 years ago

Attorney Sidney Powell, a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. Florida's Democratic agriculture commissioner, whose office polices charities, alleged Friday, June 18, 2021, that a group run by Powell, one of former President Donald Trump's most prominent election conspiracy adherents, is illegally seeking donations in the state. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said her office has filed an administrative complaint against Powell's Defending the Republic group demanding that it obey state law or cease Florida operations
Law
National
Politics

Lawyers allied with Trump ordered to pay $175K in sanctions

Among the nine sanctioned lawyers were Sidney Powell and L. Lin Wood.

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Criminal Justice
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Ex-Temple dean guilty of fraud: What exactly did Moshe Porat do, and what price will he pay?

After being convicted in the Fox rankings, Porat could end up in prison for 25 years. He’ll also likely lose his position as tenured professor.

4 years ago

Former Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr.
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Policing

Mistrial declared again in hate crime case against former South Jersey police chief

This is the second time a jury has been deadlocked on the charges of hate crime assault and civil rights deprivation against former Bordentown Chief Frank Nucera Jr.

4 years ago

Chris Williams is accompanied by his attorney and supporters at a press confernece
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Man exonerated after 30 years in prison sues the city of Philadelphia

Christopher Williams was released in Feb. after the Philly DA’s Office found that the prosecution had coerced an informant to lie and had hidden other evidence.

4 years ago

Closeup of a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot multiple times

The shooting happened near the intersection of N. 13th and W. Pike streets in North Philadelphia.

4 years ago

People demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Law
National
Public Health

Roe v. Wade’s future in doubt after opening Supreme Court arguments

The state of Mississippi is asking the court to overturn those decisions and uphold its law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.

4 years ago

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference
Elections
Government Accountability
Politics

Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages

The ruling came in a public records complaint from the news organization BuzzFeed, which sued for an unredacted version of the report.

4 years ago

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
Crime
Law
New Jersey
Social Justice

As sex abuse lawsuit window closes, long road for victims

Since the law went into effect in December 2019, more than 1,000 suits have been filed in the state, with about two-thirds naming religious entities as defendants.

4 years ago

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